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Life on the Land

Tour de Farm Excursions Are a Tour de Force

Annual farm tour events are a growing trend for direct-to-consumer producers.

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Farm Marketing: Reaching A Hungry Public

The explosion of farmers markets and other direct-to-consumer channels has created a variety of new opportunities—even bolstered tried-and-true methods—to help producers connect with consumers. Check out how two farmers are taking advantage.

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Veteran Farmers: Coming Home

Two tours overseas, a full-time job, college, family, continued service to his country: Nothing has gotten in the way of Cody Waters’ dream to be a farmer.

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Avoid These 5 Farm Marketing Mistakes

Raising quality produce and livestock is not enough to make sure your farm is successful.

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FReSH: Farm & Ranch eXtension in Safety and Health

Featuring expert advice from Extension, academics, farmers and others, this website offers a clearinghouse of useful ag safety and health information.

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Liquid Gold: Growing Olives in the Sunshine State

A little divine inspiration led a Bushnell, Fla., couple to try their hand at the ancient art of olive growing.

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Shepherd’s Grain: Bridges Built, Alliances Forged

The farmers of Shepherd’s Grain plant the seed, feed the soil and reach out to a growing customer base. In the process, the group of producers have helped create a new model of sustainability, of their land and the mid-sized farm itself.

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Olives: A High-Value Crop for Marginal Land

Research delves into growing olives on strip-mined land.

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Infographic To Share: Decline In Pollinators Causes Rise In Prices

Each winter since 2006, about 30% of beehives collapsed.

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A Farmer with a Mammoth Find

James Bristle can add prehistoric bones to the list of crops he’s harvested.

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